Lac Quenouille Fishing near Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec

• Overview

  Laurentides in Quebec is where Lac Quenouille sits. The surface lies 396 metres up. At 2.51 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The margin runs to about 15 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Laurentides. Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts at 15 km is the nearest place to stop. Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne is the closest city, 69 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Quenouille

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Laurentides include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Lac Quenouille decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Lac Quenouille.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is a jetty 640 m off, worth knowing on a busy day. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lac du Cornet is 2.4 km distant. For Lac Quenouille in particular, ask before you travel.